Nonrefillable bottle



Nov. 7, 1933. s GRAUER 1,934,058

NONREFILLABLE BOTTLE Filed NOV. 25, 1932 i /2 I i l i /o q /95 8 I i INVENTOR. r I jO/omofi /1706! TTORNEYS.

Patented Nov. 7, 1933.

Issscss PATENT OFFICE NONBEFHLABLE BOTTLE Solomon Gramer, Brooklyn, N.- Y.

Application November 25, 1932 Serial No. 644,172

6 Claims. .lgotsiysn The invention relates to bottle stoppers of the type which when inserted in a. bottle will make this non-refillable. It has for its min object to provide 2, bottle stopper which can not be removed from the bottle when once inserted, and

which positively prevents the introduction of any liquid or other substance into the bottle.

Another object is to provide a. bottle stopper which may be adapted to make any type of hottle non-refillable without having to alter its shape or change its general appearance. A further object is 3c previcle s. bottle stepper, of simple and inexpensive construction, which can be inserted 9. bottle as readily, and with practically the means, as the ordinary cork now generally These and ether objects and eclvsntsges will be readily understeod from the following tleon ano. fro the accompanying drawing of sediment the invention in ever "ciifiestions may he made witi scope the epgoendeci is *e amwing lentei ca -sectional view 'isertec'i there n;

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p view tslzen elevation of one the parts cl be all the views, simultaneously, mises s. sccly'memher preferably c"cule-r l1 ves Q and ii. on use 12 is *cvirlesl sc are assembled, e cote when the two parts s is termed around is upper end o member. concentric ti e Eas ly-member smi this I .Jt its enii snail with as lower end. A plurslity gfocves tomes". in the inner part of bu ly-member pests slid; ext-emi from the mixer 1% ts the top of these greets. The valve is closes these grooves'while the valve disc 'l cleses the orifice 15. The beds-member parts are held ogetlier, moi secured. tightly in the neck of settle is, by e tubule;- memher 20 made of 55 re ent mster l, as for example cork. The

en line s. "em previded with selstively l A bottle is preferablv made with an annular recess I 21 against the bottom of which the flange seats.

The top of the bottle may be constructed to hold a. cap, or it maybe externally threaded; so that a threaded cap may be employed. 6%

When the bottle is in its upright or normal position, the valve discs 16 and 17 close the upper ends of the grooves 1s and the orifice 15. The valve discs will remain in this position until the bottle is tilted to the approximate position shown in Fig. 2. In this position the valve stem, and consequently the valve discs, will slisie and es uneover the grooves as well as the orifice. 'Wsen this position, its contents will freely flow through opening l5, cl'ismber is, and, tlisouglz some of the grooves 13, out through the recess 23 ti: bottle. At the same time air is admitted to the interior of the bottle through some the ether grosves. the lscttie is restored to nor- ;eosition, the valve discs are likewise rest-creel. Ell-"lien the bottle is tiltesl'the lower valve disc acts e ale-tent limits the movement valve festmes which. prevent the t -e es tents of the bottle, l. as preven' i seine refilled, will be e" flange is seat-eel against the c cess 21' it is obviously'imposcible stopper into the be e. in s-revemts any destructive or esteiriple, which mi :esess is the purpcse ieilfiiel", from reaching this.

even its otien position e tsp thebcttle a slightly smaller recess, is impossible .o .c

plemest under the valve clisc, L it its open. zesitie the upper valve disc is broken part, the lower valve eisc em.

3 crime 15 and prevent the iatrcii'sctisii shorten the valve stem so that the lower valve disc does not cover the orifice 15 except when the upper disc is broken off. This arrangement prevents any liquid from remaining in the chamber 14 after the bottle has been tilted. In other cases it may not be necessary to use the lower disc as a valve, but only as a detent to limit the movement of the valve stem.

From the foregoing it will be seen that this device provides a simple, inexpensive and effective means for converting a bottle into a non-refillable bottle. I

Having described the invention and its operation, what I claim as new and wish to protect by Letters Patent is:

l. A bottle stopper for preventing the refilling of a bottle; comprising a body member having an annular flange at its upper face insertable in a recess in the upper part of the neck of a bottle; a plurality of passages formed longitudinally through said body member; a concentric opening formed in said body member; a valve stem, having a valve disc at its upper end and a detent at its lower end, slidingly mounted in said opening; and a resilient sleeve secured on the outside of said body member, below said flange, for securing the whole device in the neck of a bottle; said flange being of larger diameter than the sleeve to prevent this from being tampered with. 2. A bottle stopper for preventing the refilling of a bottle; comprising a body member having an annular flange at its upper face insertable in a recess in the upper part of the neck of a bottle and a valve chamber in its lower end; an orifice leading from the lower end of the body member to said chamber; a plurality of passages leading from said chamber to the upper face of the body member; an axial opening formed through the body member; a valve stem slidingly mounted in said opening; a valve disc provided at the upper end of the valve stem for closing the upper ends of said passages; another valve disc provided' at the lower end of the valve stem for closing said orifice; and a resilient sleeve secured on the outside of the body member, below said flange, for securing the whole device in the neck of a bottle; said flange being of larger diameter than the sleeve to prevent this from being tampered with.

3. A bottle stopper for preventing the refilling of a bottle; comprising a body. member having an annular flange at its upper face insertable in a recess in the upper part of the neck of a bottle and a valve chamber at its lower end; an orifice leading from the lower end of the body member to said chamber; a plurality of passages leading from said chamber to the upper face of the body member; an axial opening formed through the body member; a valve stem slidingly mounted in said opening; a valve disc provided at the upper end of the valve stem for closing the upper ends of said passages; another valve disc provided at the lower end of the valve stem for ,closing the orifice if the upper valve disc is removed or the valve stem broken off; and a resilient sleeve secured on the outside of the body member, below the said flange, for securing the whole device in the neck of a bottle; said flange being of larger diameter than the sleeve to prevent this from being tampered with.

4. A bottle stopper for preventing the refilling of a bottle; comprising a plural-parted body member having an annular flange at its upper face insertable in a recess in the upper part of the neck of a bottle and a valve chamber in its lower end; an orifice leading from the bottom of the body member to said chamber; a plurality of passages leading from said chamber to the upper face of the body member; an axial opening formed through the body member; a valve stem, formed integrally with a valve disc at each end, slidingly mounted in said opening; and a resilient sleeve secured on the outside of the body member, below said flange, for holding the body-member parts together and for securing the whole device in the neck of a bottle; said flange being of larger diameter than the sleeve to prevent this from being tampered with.

5. The combination with a bottle, having an annular recess in the upper part of its neck, of v a bottle stopper; comprising a body member having an annular flange at its upper face and a valve chamber at its lower end; an orifice leading from the lower end of the body member to said chamber; a plurality of passages leading from said chamber to the upper face of the body member; an axial opening formed through the body member; a valve stem slidingly mounted in said opening; a valve disc provided at the upper end of the valve stem for closing the upper ends of said passages; another valve disc provided at the lower end of the valve stem for closing said orifice; and a resilient sleeve secured on the outside of the body member, below said flange, for securing the whole device in the neck of the bottle.

6. The combination with a bottle, having an annular recess in the upper part of its neck, and a bottle stopper; comprising a body member having an annular flange at its upper face and a valve chamber at its lower end; an orifice leading from the lower end of the body member to said chamber; a plurality of passages leading from said chamber to the upper face of the body member; an axial opening formed through the body member; a valve stem slidingly mounted in said opening; a valve disc provided at the upper end of the valve stem for closing the upper ends of said passages; another valve disc provided at SOLOMON GRAUER. 

